Redis is a Databases MCP server that lets Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf and any MCP-compatible AI agent manage Redis Cloud with natural language. Install in 1 minute with mcpizy install redis.
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Manage Redis Cloud with natural language
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Read the full audit on CheckMCPmcpizy install redisnpx -y @redis/mcp-servergetGet the value of a key
Inputs
keystringrequiredsetSet a key to a value with optional TTL
Inputs
keystringrequiredvaluestringrequiredexnumberoptionaldeleteDelete one or more keys
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keysstring[]requiredlist_keysMatch keys by pattern (uses SCAN)
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patternstringoptionalhgetallGet all fields of a hash
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keystringrequiredinfoGet Redis server info and stats
Works identically across clients. Only the config file path differs.
~/.claude.json{
"mcpServers": {
"redis": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-redis",
"redis://localhost:6379"
]
}
}
}.cursor/mcp.json{
"mcpServers": {
"redis": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-redis",
"redis://localhost:6379"
]
}
}
}~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json{
"mcpServers": {
"redis": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-redis",
"redis://localhost:6379"
]
}
}
}Use a Redis connection URL (rediss:// for TLS)
REDIS_URLPaste any of these prompts into Claude Code, Cursor or another MCP-compatible client.
“Get the value of `session:user:42`”
Uses: get
“Set `rate_limit:api:127.0.0.1` to 100 with a 60s TTL”
Uses: set
“List all keys matching `cache:*` and count them”
Uses: list_keys
“Show me Redis memory and hit/miss stats”
Uses: info
If Redis doesn't fit your stack, these Databases MCP servers solve similar problems.
The Redis MCP server is an Databases Model Context Protocol server that lets Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code with Copilot, and other MCP-compatible AI agents manage Redis Cloud with natural language. It exposes Redis's capabilities as tools the AI can call directly from your editor or CLI.
The fastest way is the MCPizy CLI: run `mcpizy install redis` and MCPizy will add the server to your `.claude.json` automatically. You can also install it manually by adding an entry under `mcpServers` in `.claude.json` with the command `npx -y @redis/mcp-server` and restarting Claude Code.
Yes. The Redis MCP server is free and open source (see the GitHub repository linked on this page). You may still need a Redis account or API key to connect the server to the underlying service, but the MCP layer itself has no MCPizy subscription cost.
Yes. Any MCP-compatible client works — including Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor (via `.cursor/mcp.json`), Windsurf, VS Code with Copilot Chat, and custom agents built on the MCP SDK. The same install command targets all of them; only the config file path differs.
Once installed, your AI agent can manage Redis Cloud with natural language directly inside your conversation. Typical use cases include asking Claude Code or Cursor to run Redis operations, inspect results, chain Redis with other MCP servers (see our Workflow Recipes), and automate repetitive databases tasks without leaving your editor.